Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

a ruthless nation, showing no respect for the old and not sparing the young.

New American Standard Bible

a nation of fierce countenance who will have no respect for the old, nor show favor to the young.

King James Version

A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:

International Standard Version

it will be a nation whose language you don't understand, whose stern appearance neither shows regard nor extends grace to anyone whether old or young.

A Conservative Version

a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,

American Standard Version

a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,

Amplified

a defiant nation who will have no respect for the old, nor show favor to the young,

Bible in Basic English

A hard-faced nation, who will have no respect for the old or mercy for the young:

Darby Translation

a nation of fierce countenance, which regardeth not the person of the old, nor is kind to the young;

Julia Smith Translation

A nation strong of face who shall not lift up the face to the old man, and shall not compassionate the young.

King James 2000

A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young:

Lexham Expanded Bible

{a grim-faced nation} {who does not show respect} to [the] old and [the] young [and] does not show pity.

Modern King James verseion

a nation fierce of face who shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

a hard-favoured nation which shall not regard the person of the old nor have compassion on the young.

NET Bible

a nation of stern appearance that will have no regard for the elderly or pity for the young.

New Heart English Bible

a nation of fierce facial expressions, that shall not respect the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,

The Emphasized Bible

a nation of fierce countenance, - who wilt not respect an elder nor to the young, show favour;

Webster

A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young:

World English Bible

a nation of fierce facial expressions, that shall not respect the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,

Youngs Literal Translation

a nation -- fierce of countenance -- which accepteth not the face of the aged, and the young doth not favour;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
A nation
גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

of fierce
עז 
`az 
Usage: 22

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

the person
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

of the old
זקן 
Zaqen 
Usage: 178

Context Readings

Blessings And Curses

49 The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you don’t understand, 50 a ruthless nation, showing no respect for the old and not sparing the young. 51 They will eat the offspring of your livestock and your land’s produce until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, oil, young of your herds, or newborn of your flocks until they cause you to perish.



Cross References

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with My people;
I profaned My possession,
and I placed them under your control.
You showed them no mercy;
you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.

2 Chronicles 36:17

So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their choice young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary. He had no pity on young men or young women, elderly or aged; He handed them all over to him.

Proverbs 7:13

She grabs him and kisses him;
she brazenly says to him,

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Who is like the wise person, and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

Daniel 7:7

“While I was watching in the night visions, a fourth beast appeared, frightening and dreadful, and incredibly strong, with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and it trampled with its feet whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had 10 horns.

Daniel 8:23

Near the end of their kingdoms,
when the rebels have reached
the full measure of their sin,
an insolent king, skilled in intrigue,
will come to the throne.

Hosea 13:16

Samaria will bear her guilt
because she has rebelled against her God.
They will fall by the sword;
their little ones will be dashed to pieces,
and their pregnant women ripped open.

Luke 19:44

They will crush you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

Luke 21:23-24

Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.

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